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Azerbaijan’s oil fund joins launch of China-ASEAN investment council
SOFAZ becomes the only founding institution from outside East and Southeast Asia as Baku seeks to connect capital flows with the Trans-Caspian trade corridor.
Global report finds one in nine migratory bird species threatened with extinction
The assessment arrived with a Nairobi declaration and multibillion-dollar development-bank plans to protect habitats spanning national borders.
UN Security Council extends the Darfur arms embargo for one month
The short rollover preserves existing Sudan sanctions while members negotiate a US proposal to expand the weapons ban nationwide.
US House schedules first step toward vote on sweeping Russia sanctions bill
A September 14 Rules Committee meeting creates a new procedural opening for legislation targeting Russian energy buyers, while disputes over presidential tariff power threaten its House passage.
European People’s Party drafts tougher EU-China trade stance without seeking decoupling
The European Parliament’s largest political group wants stronger use of economic leverage while keeping measures temporary, proportionate and open to negotiation.
US lawmakers revive AI-safety bills as Washington debates mandatory guardrails
Fresh warnings have shifted the argument from whether advanced AI needs oversight to whether Congress and the White House will accept binding incident reporting and testing rules.
Texas judge finds TikTok misled users about its child-safety controls
The ruling says TikTok's Restricted Mode and content-classification practices did not work as advertised, moving the state case toward a trial over penalties and remedies.
MI5 chief calls for society-wide security effort against terrorism and state aggression
Ken McCallum says Britain must connect government, business and academia as strategic threats increasingly converge with persistent terrorism risks.
Taiwan accuses Russia of using a Soviet war film to strain ties with Japan
A small invitation-only screening in Taipei has become a diplomatic dispute over historical narratives and closer Russian-Chinese coordination.
Finnair says Chinese access to Russian airspace creates unfair competition
The Finnish carrier has renewed pressure over a structural advantage that lets Chinese airlines fly shorter Europe–Asia routes while EU operators detour around Russia.
Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim makes a rare visit to Italy
Hsiao and Taiwan’s foreign minister are attending a democracy conference in Ventotene, widening unofficial European engagement despite likely pressure from Beijing.
Anthropic says users tried to employ Claude for weapons, pathogens and surveillance
The company says it disabled the identified operations, but its threat report shows how general-purpose AI is lowering barriers across military, biological and intelligence activity.
Hong Kong sentences Tiananmen vigil leaders to more than seven years in prison
The penalties for Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho complete a landmark national-security prosecution centred on the organisation that kept public remembrance of the 1989 crackdown alive for decades.